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Wed, 28 Apr 04 12:56 AM
A pronoun takes the place of a noun. Why is this statement false?
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Guest,
5 yr 212 days ago
Who is saying that it IS false?
The word "pronoun" means: "something that substitutes for a noun" (Pro-noun).
him, her, she, he, it
They are all substitutions for a noun (including a proper noun) that has (usually) already been mentioned, are they not?
TM
maj,
5 yr 212 days ago
What something substitutes for a man and for a woman?
Guest,
5 yr 211 days ago
Hi,
For a man, it is he/him.
For a woman, it is she/her.
Example: "As the woman left, SHE dropped HER book."
We could say: "As the woman left, THE WOMAN dropped THE WOMAN'S book."
But that is clumsy and repetitive, and also sounds as if there might be three women involved.
We already know the subject is "the woman", so we don't need to keep repeating it. We simplify, by substituting "she" and "her".
Does this help, or am I making it more confusing?
TM
Guest,
5 yr 210 days ago
Pronouns take the place of a noun phrase so just saying that a pronoun takes the palce of a
noun
is incorrect.
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